As the flames of war spread, Calamity Red's influence on the Material Realm grew increasingly intense.
Though no one knew why, the Red Hand Party deliberately avoided the two city-states under Iver's control.
But their victory in attacking Paradise City greatly boosted the morale of the rebel forces in the other city-states.
Not all the rebels were as insane and extreme as the Red Hand Party... Many rebel forces actually maintained fairly good relations with the slaves and even the Free People.
That also made it easier for those they trusted to betray them. Or rather, the fact that they could be betrayed showed that both sides had reached a level where they could entrust each other with their confidence.
As long as one side distrusted the other, betraying them would be extremely difficult. Now, the Red Hand Party was like a catfish, forcing these commoners to choose a side—to either choose the good masters or the rebel forces.
Otherwise, once the Red Hand Party arrived, they would all die here!
And as long as they conquered and subdued the good master... then surely the Red Hand Party could not open fire on city-states without a good master ruling them, right?
They claimed that they attacked these commoners only because they were trying to strike at the good master—but what if there was no good master here at all? Would they still attack a group of Free People who were likewise resisting the good master and had already taken control of the situation?
Obviously not.
Even if there were some people in the Red Hand Party who truly wanted to do so, their leaders and comrades would stop them before they committed an irreversible act. After all, if they still wanted to recruit new members, they could not afford to